From shooting to armed robberies and burglaries neighbors say two apartment complexes along the I-10 Service Road in New Orleans East have become hotbeds of crime and they want the city to crack down.

From shooting to armed robberies and burglaries neighbors say two apartment complexes along the I-10 Service Road in New Orleans East have become hotbeds of crime and they want the city to crack down.

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Updated: 6:31 PM CDT Aug 4, 2014

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WEBVTT APARTMENT COMPLEXES INNEW ORLEANS EAST SAY THE CRIMEIS SO OUT OF CONTROL...THEY HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TOTAKE MATTERS INTOTHEMSELVES... THIS AS OTHERSIN THE AREA FEAR FOR THEIRSAFETY.THE APARTMENTS ARE LOCATED INTHE 12-THOUSAND BLOCK OF THEI-10SERVICE ROAD... THAT'S WHERE WEFIND WDSU ANCHOR LATONYANORTON."From shooting to armedrobberies and burglariesneighbors say two apartmentcomplexes along the I-10Service Road in New Orleans Easthave become hotbeds of crime andthey want the city to crackdown.""the mother and daughter thatwere murdered last year. Ithought that was so ugly." IT'SAMONG MANY CRIMES THAT NEIGHBORSSAY HAVE PLAGUEDWIND RUN AND CHENAULT CREEKAPARTMENTS... LAST MONTH, AMAN WAS SHOT IN THE ARM AT WINDRUN APARTMENTS ... ONE NINECRIMES WERE REPORTED BETWEEN THETWO COMPLEXESIN JULY... OTHER CRIMES INCLUDEAGGREVATED BATTERY, AUTOTHEFT, AND MORE ... AND IN THELAST YEAR. "There have been acouple of murders there a coupleof rapes there and I'm worriedfor not only the people thatreside in those two complexesbut also my neighboring area.""Gunshots and I guess neighborsfussing.""the neighbors should not haveto live with this and have todeal with this."NEW ORLEANS CITY COUNCILMANAT-LARGE JASON WILLIAMS SAYSTHE ISSUE IS ON HIS RADAR...LAST MONTH HIS STAFFPHOTOGRAPHEDAMONG OTHER THINGS... A HUGEHOLE IN A SECURITY WALL...THE PROBLEM'S SINCE BEENFIXED... A PRIVATE SECURITYDETAILIS IN PLACE... "We're gonnastay on them. Just becausethere's acouple of quick fixes doesn'tmean the problem is going away.The criminal activity has to beaddressed and itcan only be addressed throughNOPD Actions."MEANTIME, NEIGHBORS WANT THEPROPERTY OWNERS TRIANGLEREAL ESTATE OF GASTONIA INC ...HELD ACCOUNTABLE ...FOR WHAT THEY CALL EYESORES. "Ifeel it's unfair to be livingthe way we are, afraid. Iknow there's criminal elementeverywhere but it's really badin those two spots.""and neighors say they're afraidthings will get worse beforethey get better. On Your Side,LN, WDSUNews."WE CONTACTED THE NORTH CAROLINACOMPANY -TRIANGLE REAL ESTATE OF GASTONIA- WHICH OWNS BOTHPROPERTIES. OUR CALLS WERE NOTRETURNED.

New Orleans East apartment residents cry out for crack down on crime

From shooting to armed robberies and burglaries neighbors say two apartment complexes along the I-10 Service Road in New Orleans East have become hotbeds of crime and they want the city to crack down.